《死屋手记》系19世纪俄国大文豪陀思妥耶夫斯基在俄国农奴制改革时期发表的一部最重要、最有影响的作品，作者以自己的亲身经历为基础，以冷静、客观的笔调记述了他在苦役期间的见闻。全书由回忆、随笔、特写、故事等独立成篇的章节组成，淋漓尽致地展示了各类苦役犯的可怕处境和精神状态，勾画出各种人物的独特个性。(The house of Dead is the most important and influential work issued by Russian writer Dostoevsky during the Reform of Russian Serfdom in the 19th century. And the author has depicted the affairs he hearing and seeing during his penal servitude with calm and objective style based on his personal experience. The book has been composed by different independent parts such as recalls, informal essays, feature and stories to fully exhibit the horrible situation and spiritual condition of various convicts and unique characteristics of different kinds of figures.)